Collection of Works and Thoughts by Andreas Blacwode.
It’s important to realize that [people in the majority] benefit from several racist and sexist constructs of society by no direct action of your own. No one wants to blame you for the actions of others, or those of your… Read moreEvaluate Yourself
There is no SCA life vs Real life vs Work life. There’s just… Life To me, it’s especially relevant, in this Age… this Epoch of Covid, when we’re doing many of the SCA activities left to us from our desks in… Read moreIt’s All Life
As for Goodness – you yourself desire rank and standing; then help others to get rank and standing. You want to turn your own merits to account; then help other to turn their to account – in fact, the ability… Read moreAs for Goodness
This post was the result of a discussion with a long-time SCAdian who said, when asked what they were doing during the Covid times, said “Like a lot of us, I’m hold up, waiting until the REAL SCA can start… Read moreWhat is the “Real” SCA?
This letter took me a LONG time to write. I even did research! Unfortunately, I can’t point you at the “Revolution for the Dream” FB group, because it’s become private, hidden, invite only. The person behind it, who was Queen… Read moreDo Better, Be Better
So this was spurred by a comment on a different post, and it got me to thinking about how, even though we’re trying to create cultures and environments that ended long before the enslavement of humans and the repercussions of… Read moreOn SCA Titles and Problematic Words
Iam a relentlessly optimistic person. I believe that with hard work and direct, open conversations and actions, most of the goals we as a species can happen. My feed right now is full of articles about fascist, bullying cops, selfish… Read moreAll (gestures at 2020) this.
During 2019 and 2020, the SCA was going through a particularly difficult existential crisis related to the Covid19 pandemic, which closed down all in-person activities, and a series of prejudiced and bigoted acts by well-known members of the SCA that… Read moreOn Speaking Out
Earlier this month, I posted this to the two big Protege groups I’m part of, but I didn’t have time to really talk about it. So I don’t really want to talk about failed leaders; people who are in positions… Read moreLeadership vs. Authority
I’ve been thinking about peer-dependent relationships lately, and how they work and don’t work and the ways we regard them in the SCA. This has informed some conversations I’ve had and my view of some recent events that I’ve seen… Read moreThoughts on Peer Dependent Relationships